Progressive Field

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Quick facts

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Architect

HOK Sport (now Populous)

Vertical light towers shaped like upright toothbrushes — a design intended to evoke the smokestacks of Cleveland industry.
The 'Mini Monster' — a 19-foot left field wall (a callback to Fenway's Green Monster).
Originally Jacobs Field (1994–2007), nicknamed 'The Jake'; renamed Progressive Field in 2008.
Replaced Cleveland Municipal Stadium ('Mistake by the Lake'), the cavernous lakefront stadium that often drew sparse crowds.

Game 7 of the 2016 World Series — the Cubs' rain delay, Rajai Davis's eighth-inning tying homer, and Cleveland falling in the 10th.
The 1995 American League pennant — Cleveland's first since 1954, ending a 41-year drought.
455 consecutive sellouts from 1995–2001, an MLB record at the time.
Manny Ramirez, Albert Belle, Jim Thome, Kenny Lofton — the mid-90s 'Tribe' offense was historically great.

1994
Jacobs Field opens
The strike-shortened season cut Cleveland's debut short, but the new park triggered a renaissance — Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, and Jim Thome were all rising.
1995
AL pennant
Cleveland won the AL pennant for the first time in 41 years. They lost the World Series to the Atlanta Braves in six games.
1997
Game 7 heartbreak
Cleveland was two outs from a World Series title in Game 7 against Florida. Edgar Rentería's 11th-inning single ended the dream.
2008
Progressive renaming
Insurance company Progressive took over the naming rights from the Jacobs family.
2016
Another Game 7 loss
Cleveland came within outs of beating the Cubs in Game 7 of the World Series. Rajai Davis tied it with an 8th-inning homer; the Cubs won in 10.
2022
Guardians era begins
The franchise dropped the 'Indians' name after a long activism campaign, becoming the Cleveland Guardians.